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| Dam Thy Enemies; the Asian Water Wars | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 16 2011, 05:08 PM (131 Views) | |
| Axtremus | Apr 16 2011, 05:08 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/16/water-wars-china-political-weapon_n_850061.html Talks about China, India, and other Asian countries building dams and rerouting rivers with the potential of eventually going to war over access to fresh water. |
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| Jolly | Apr 17 2011, 06:08 AM Post #2 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Water is the next oil. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 17 2011, 06:27 AM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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It will be far worse than oil if we don't get desalinization down pat. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Axtremus | Apr 17 2011, 07:05 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Desalinization is nice, I'll add a few more things: 1. Strict regulations and strict enforcement of water-related environmental protection laws. Don't f* up existing water resources. 2. Conservation, get it in people's heads to treat water as a precious and valuable resource. Use water is a smarter way (e.g., the Purple Pipe system) 3. Infrastructure maintenance and development. Today, we replace the pipes of our water distribution infrastructure at the rate of once every 130 years ... this is nuts -- the pipes leak/break, and you waste and/or contaminate your water supplies, essentially discounting your water resource. So step up the resource allocation for water distribution infrastructure. |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 17 2011, 08:27 AM Post #5 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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So Ax, are you in favor of commoditizing water, or do you think that free access to water is a human right? |
| The dogma lives loudly within me. | |
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| Jolly | Apr 17 2011, 09:37 AM Post #6 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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